Deborah (Deb) Wold
Mableton,GA
Summary
Detail-oriented project registrar with extensive experience in handling artifacts and ensuring data integrity within ReDiscovery and PastPerfect systems. Proven ability to oversee inventory processes while maintaining precise object records, contributing to streamlined operations and enhanced data accuracy. Strong proficiency in database management and artifact-related research, complemented by exceptional communication skills that foster collaboration across teams and promote best practices within the department. Committed to upholding high standards of accuracy and efficiency in all aspects of project registration, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Registrar
Atlanta History Center
04.2024 - Current
- Streamlined data collection processes for artifact documentation, improving accuracy and efficiency of records management.
- Enhanced operational workflows by maintaining well-organized documentation systems and updating records accurately as needed.
- De-install, inventory, and research 751 Shaping Traditions: Folk Art in a Changing South exhibit objects over the course of a year. Research includes object identification, use, owner, and maker.
- Inventory including detailed descriptions, condition reports, measurements, and point and shoot pictures of Civil War era objects from de-installation of Turning Point: The American Civil War.
- Assist in condition reporting and installation for the traveling exhibit Our War Too: Women in Service.
- Participated in regular meetings with project supervisors, providing progress updates and discussing potential challenges or areas for improvement.
Collections Intern
Center for Puppetry Arts
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Artifact Inventorying of over 100 items using PastPerfect including descriptions, condition reports, measurements, and photographs.
- Either de-install or install five exhibits.
- Learning the Collections Manager role.
- Understanding environmental controls.
- Learning handling, wrapping, and packaging artifacts.
Graduate Research Assistant
Museum Partner With Atlanta History Center, University of West Georgia
01.2023 - 11.2023
- Artifact Inventorying of over 1,200 objects of various materials using ReDiscovery.
- Taking photographs in different environments of various artifacts.
- Artifact Labeling.
- Engaging with the public while inventorying artifacts that are on display.
- Demonstrated adaptability by learning new software programs and tools quickly, enhancing overall efficiency within the graduate research assistant role.
Graduate Research Assistant
University of West Georgia
09.2022 - 01.2023
- Creating interview questions.
- Conducting interviews.
- Researching and analyzing historical and archaeological data.
- Teaching myself Adobe Premiere Pro.
- Edit video clips to create a seamless video for a QR code to associate with a physical exhibit.
On Call Artifact/Exhibit Coordinator and Museum Information Specialist
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Information Center
11.2014 - 03.2015
- Organizing and cataloging artifacts using PastPerfect after proactively teaching myself the program with no official training.
- Creating exhibits and displays with on-hand materials with no training.
- Assisting with school groups, including candle dipping and butter making.
- Enhancing self-guided tours with historical information.
Summer Intern
The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota Inc.
05.2014 - 08.2014
- Teaching Introduction to Paleontology, Advanced Paleontology, and Atlatl Throwing classes.
- Assisting supervisor with education visits.
- Excavating in-situ paleontological specimens.
- Training in laboratory techniques, including airscribe and acetone process.
- Volunteering for training in the Molding and Casting department.
- Conducting guided tours.
Data Entry Specialist
Performance Team
08.2013 - 04.2014
- Evaluating and Processing department store delivery claims.
- Maintained data accuracy by verifying information against source documents and correcting discrepancies.
Serials/Interlibrary Loan Student Clerk
Biola University
03.2013 - 09.2013
- Assisting Interlibrary Loan Supervisor with day-to-day Link+ and Interlibrary Loan operations.
- Processing and locating Interlibrary Loan, Microfilm, and Serials requests, including processing books and articles through Millennium, Sierra, and ILLiad.
- Training and supervising new student employees to work in Interlibrary Loan and Serials.
- Managing technical services within the library, including processing incoming periodicals and binding preparation for older periodicals.
- Resolving issues through phone and email.
Coordinator for Mammoth-Related Paleontology Projects
Biola University
01.2013 - 06.2013
- Organizing and supervising laboratory processing of the collection.
- Supervising fieldwork at site completed by students.
- Communicating new tasks and helping students as they learn.
- Working as a team to accomplish tasks set for the time frame.
- Preparing Later Rancholabrean Mammoth Tusk.
Student Intern
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
01.2013 - 05.2013
- Training in collections management (curatorial assistant), including labeling and cataloging.
- Organizing Environmental Impact Report library by date order.
Education
Master of Arts - History
12-2024
- Concentration: Public History
- Certificate Museum Studies in partnership with the Atlanta History Center
Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology
05.2013
Minors: Archaeology and History
Skills
- Data Entry, PastPerfect, and ReDiscovery
- Airtable, Epic Systems, and Canvas
- Newspaperscom and Fold3com
- AncestryLibrarycom and FamilySearchorg
- Exhibit Installation, De-Installation, Inventory, and American Historical Research
- Archaeological Excavation, Inventory, and Paleontological Airscribe
Computer Skills
Practical Skills
- Guide Museum Tours and Customer Service
- InterLibraryLoan
- Friendly, positive attitude with excellent communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Attention to detail, critical thinker, and problem-solver
- Flexible, adaptable, and calm under pressure
- Dependable and responsible
- Organization and time management with multitasking abilities
Timeline
Project Registrar - Atlanta History Center
04.2024 - Current
Collections Intern - Center for Puppetry Arts
08.2023 - 11.2023
Graduate Research Assistant - Museum Partner With Atlanta History Center, University of West Georgia
01.2023 - 11.2023
Graduate Research Assistant - University of West Georgia
09.2022 - 01.2023
On Call Artifact/Exhibit Coordinator and Museum Information Specialist - End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive and Visitor Information Center
11.2014 - 03.2015
Summer Intern - The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota Inc.
05.2014 - 08.2014
Data Entry Specialist - Performance Team
08.2013 - 04.2014
Serials/Interlibrary Loan Student Clerk - Biola University
03.2013 - 09.2013
Coordinator for Mammoth-Related Paleontology Projects - Biola University
01.2013 - 06.2013
Student Intern - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
01.2013 - 05.2013
University of West Georgia - Master of Arts, History
Biola University - Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology
Awards and Honors
- Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society December 2023 - Present University of West Georgia.
- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi November 2023 - Present University of West Georgia.
- Danny Williams and Arden Williams Center for Public History Scholarship Award April 2023 History Department Award, University of West Georgia.
- American Historical Research Accommodation for Excellence in Field Work May 2013 Anthropology Departmental Award, Biola University.
- Governor's Great Service Certificate for Outstanding Performance in Hospitality and Customer Service The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota Inc, State of South Dakota September 2014
Research Experience
- Food and Culinary Techniques on the Overland Trails Spring 2012 Semester.
- Food and Culinary Techniques in Early Colonial America Fall 2012 Semester.
- Historiography of Early Colonial American Foodways Fall 2021 Semester.
- The Plymouth Colony Archive Project: Probate Inventories & Kitchen Implements (Original 17 page edition) Spring 2022 Semester.
- Foodways of the Early American Republic Fall 2022 Semester.
- The Plymouth Colony Archive Project: Probate Inventories & Kitchen Equipments (15 page edition) Spring 2024 Semester.
- The Plymouth Colony Archive Project: Probate Inventories & Kitchen Equipments (Revised 7 page edition) Spring 2024 Semester.
- The Plymouth Colony Archive Project: Probate Inventories & Kitchen Equipments (Final 39 page edition) Fall 2024 Semester.
- Museums, Technology, and Digitization Fall 2024 Semester.
- Southern United States Folklife 2024
- Civil War History 2025